Re: [PATCHES] Full page writes improvement, code update - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [PATCHES] Full page writes improvement, code update
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Msg-id 6589.1177438770@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] Full page writes improvement, code update  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
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Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> writes:
> Well, as a PG hacker I find the name wal_fullpage_optimization quite
> baffling and I think our general user base will find it even more so.
> Now that I have Koichi's explanation of the problem, I vote for simply
> slaving this to the PITR settings and not having a separate option at
> all.

The way to not have a separate option is to not need one, by having the
feature not cost anything extra in the first place.  Andreas and I have
made the point repeatedly about how to do that.

            regards, tom lane

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